Green Ash vs Wayfaring Tree - TreeTime.ca

Green Ash vs Wayfaring Tree

Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Viburnum lantana

CUSTOM GROW

Green Ash
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Green ash is a fast growing tree with incredible golden yellow leaves in fall. This tree is native to the prairies and is well suited for drought and cold. Green ash can also tolerate soil compaction, periods of flooding and a wide variety of soils including alkaline. This makes green ash ideally suited for use in urban environments.

Wayfaring Tree is an adaptable and reliable shrub. It is prized for its ornamental berries that can range in color from red to yellow to black. Consider getting two trees as fruiting is maximized when another Wayfaring Tree is present.

This species has a variety of uses ranging from naturalization, mass planting, borders, and privacy screens.

Green Ash Quick Facts

Wayfaring Tree Quick Facts

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Zone: 2b
Zone: 4a
Height: 18 m (60 ft)
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 12 m (40 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: normal, wet
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: long
Life span: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: medium


Fall colour: bright yellow in early fall
Seeds: seeds located within samaras
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no

In row spacing: 1.8 - 2.4 m (6 - 8 ft)

Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)
Native to: AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, PE
Other Names: downy ash, red ash, swamp ash, water ash